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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Santa Cruz County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
69
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
60
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz County (California)
4 Families width 13 Species
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz County (California)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1872Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1980Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1943Hammock Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1850Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz County (California)
13 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meta dolloff Levi, 1980Dolloff cave spider
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz, 1850Longjawed orb weavers
Walckenaeria castanea James Henry ..., 1882
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Santa Cruz County (California)
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org